Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Our Privacy Policy Commitment
Our website address is: https://staticandsmoke.com. We run this site to provide high-quality content, and we are completely committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how we protect your personal information, and your rights as a user.
Comments and Personal Data
When you leave a comment on staticandsmoke.com, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help us detect and block spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: Automattic Privacy Policy. Once we approve your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images directly to our website, you should avoid uploading images that have embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can potentially download the images and extract that location data.
Cookies and Privacy Settings
If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are strictly for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details all over again the next time you leave a comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded as soon as you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login details and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies are removed.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may occasionally include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited that other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that specific website.
Analytics & Traffic Tracking
We may use website analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to track traffic, monitor user engagement, and improve our site’s content. These services collect anonymous data such as your browser type, referring page, and time spent on our site to help us understand how our audience interacts with our content.
Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure
To help support staticandsmoke.com, we may display advertisements or include affiliate tracking links in our posts. If you click an affiliate link or interact with an ad, a third-party cookie may be placed on your browser to track any resulting purchases for commission purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Additionally, visitor comments are run through an automated spam detection service to keep our community clean.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them back in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). As website administrators, we can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are legally or securely obligated to keep for administrative or legal purposes.
Where Your Privacy Data Is Sent
Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service. We also use secure web hosting, optimization plug-ins, and caching systems to ensure our site runs quickly and safely for everyone.
Privacy Policy Contact Information
For any privacy-related questions or data removal requests regarding staticandsmoke.com, you can reach out to us directly via our site’s contact page.